Gentoo founder Daniel Robbins to return to Gentoo development! Daniel Robbins will come onboard to work on grub and vmware-workstation-tools. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
FFXII Developer Moves To the Wii! Details on Yasumi Matsuno's (FFXII, Vagrant Story, FFTactics) move from Square-Enix to developing for the Wii. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Major Problems At Polls Feared An overhaul in how states and localities record votes and administer elections since the Florida recount battle six years ago has created conditions that could trigger a repeat -- this time on a national scale -- of last week's Election Day debacle in the Maryland suburbs, election experts said. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
shoot as many bottles as you can in 15 seconds I got 21 caps off. Great stress relief too! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Cool Images of our Galaxy My father managed a project that mapped the entire sky at two microns. Two Linux boxes, two telescopes in the northern and southern hemisphere, and time was all that was needed to capture some incredible data. If you like giant wall paper, there are some 4k 3k images of the heavens. Orion's belt is particularly cool. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Universal Studios Boss Deals Blu-ray death Blow In what could be a telling moment in the high definition format war, a high level executive from a major movie studio has publicly come out in favour of the HD DVD format, developed by Toshiba and backed by Microsoft. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
HUGE Amount Of Image Generators Over 100 Generators. Check it out. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Citizendium: Larry Sanger's Wikipedia 2.0 One of the two original creators of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, today announced that he will start his own project called Citizendium. Registered users will be able to edit as "authors" but there will also be "editors" who have more authority because of their background as specialists in a certain field. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Homebrew Ipod Games Coming Soon...? This page is meant to document any reverse engineering of the iPod game packages (.ipg files) that function with the Apple-written iPod OS.The ultimate goal here is to enable people to write their own games for the iPod, for AppleOS. I believe there is a huge homebrew community on our toes to do this. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Talk to MSN Messenger Users from Google Talk GTalk2VoIP is a site that promises to transform Google Talk into a full VoIP application, so you can call from Google Talk to a phone number or from a phone number to Google Talk. Another interesting thing you can do is to talk to a MSN Messenger From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Should you sign the back of your credit cards? or... why you should NEVER sign the back of your credit cards. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Stealth Bomber Flying Over Manhattan? What the hell is a stealth plane doing flying low over New York? From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Iraq Contractors Pledged Allegiance To GOP Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the president is fighting the war on terror? Two people who sought jobs with the U.S. occupation authority said they were even asked their views on Roe v. Wade. Many of those chosen lacked vital skills and experience and had direct GOP and Neocon ties. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Cut and Paste - Computer Art Competition Cut&Paste has announced a national call For entries its tournaments in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Graphic Artists show up at a forum of free expression to show their stuff -- like Best of the Best but instead of being about Karate, they make art. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
FOX fires employees for refusing to lie about milk A Florida appeals court ruled that Fox and the media in general have no obligation to tell the truth after Fox fired members of its investigative journalist team for exposing the truth. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Welcoming MS Windows users to Linux This article by a relatively new user of Linux takes a look at the typical expectations and challenges of transitioning from Windows to Linux, and makes some sensible recommendations. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Drug Prevents Diabetes The largest diabetes prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease also can help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts say that losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Ellen Gives Wii to kid who uses echolocation to see! Ellen Degeneres gives a new Nintendo Wii to boy who uses echolocation to see. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Walt Disney Records' 50th Anniversary comes to iTunes Walt Disney Records' The Archive Collection is a special iTunes digital-only release featuring 50 WDR recordings from a wide range of artists including, Cliff Edwards (voice of Jiminy Cricket), Mary Martin, Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Louis Prima, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Armstrong, Little Richard, Peter Frampton, They Might Be Giants, and more. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Hanging with the in-crowd The Economist has a great piece on corporate social networking: Big media firms and investors are cosying up to social-networking websites From digg on September 17, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Produce Is Growing Source of Food Illness The current outbreak follows food-borne illnesses from cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, raspberries, cantaloupes and unpasteurized apple and orange juices over the last several years. In 2004, produce-related outbreaks surpassed those associated with beef, poultry or fish, with 86 outbreaks, compared with 29 in 1997. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Teen Rescued After Sending Text Message A text message sent by a kidnapped 14-year-old to her mother led to her rescue Saturday, when police found her in a hand-dug, booby-trapped bunker. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Google to create NYC Googleplex "Google is now said to be opening a second larger and more strategic operations and data center in lower Manhattan" From digg on September 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Why You Should Delete Your MySpace Page Here are a few simple reasons why you should reconsider having a MySpace page. Although geared towards young professionals, the tips apply to anyone who might apply for a new job in the future. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Osama bin Laden on Family Guy This is a very funny video from Family Guy where Osama bin Laden tries to threaten America, but laughs too many times. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
6th International Conference on Educational Leadership: Leading Learning Communities: Strategy, Action and Reflection The theme centers on leadership challenges of creating and sustaining vibrant, versatile and smarter educational organizations in the context of rapid change, demanding professional accountabilities and expectations, and diverse and shifting needs of students. Drawing on exemplary and innovative practice, research and experience, presenters and participants will consider how educational leaders can guide schools to become learning communities and why they must continuously learn, develop, renew, innovate and improvise. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
C&T 2007: 3rd International Conference on Communities and Technologies In an increasingly networked world, the concept of community has taken on new meanings and inspired the development of a wide range of technologies aimed at forging connections, improving communication, and enabling coordination among groups of people. Today, such terms as virtual community, blogging, podcasting, and smart mobs have become commonplace, yet each represents a complex system of hardware, software, and people, shaped by perceptions, norms, rules, and habits, and occurring within varied social and cultural settings. The Communities and Technologies biennial international conference From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
2nd International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED 2007) This international conference focuses on the impact of increased cultural linguistic diversity, at both national and supernational levels, and its consequences for the theory, policy and practice of language education. As such, the conference will provide an international forum that brings together the latest academic and policy discussions, and promotes critical debate, on the often-complex interconnections between diversity and language education. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
EDU-COM 2006 Conference: Engagement and Empowerment: New Opportunities for Growth in Higher Education Conference themes: Engaging Industry, Community and University (cooperative work based learning; joint research with industry and the community; collaborative community development projects; student/staff participation, leadership and empowerment); Engaging students through new teaching and learning technologies (flexible delivery for quality education; blended learning strategies; multimedia applications; empowering students through problem solving); Engaging the Health Community (collaborative research projects; E- health initiatives; Health promotion strategies; Community Health empowerment From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
ANZCIES 2006 Conference: Global Governance, Educational Change, and Cultural Ecology The ANZCIES conference will bring together scholars, educators, grantmakers, and administrators to discuss and debate the pertinent issues surrounding global governance in education. Emphasis will be placed in finding voice, which can be segmented into the following streams: global initiatives that drive policy development in education; international, global, and intercultural dimensions into teaching and researching functions; and, cultural community identity, including preservation and voluntary interaction in an increasingly interdependent world. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
DigitalStream: Emerging Technologies in Teaching Languages and Culture This is the 8th Annual DigitalStream: Literacy in Language Learning with Technology Conference. Each year, the DigitalStream Conference attracts more than 300 attendees from California, across the country and overseas to share their interest in the study of foreign languages and the best uses of technology in the language classroom. The conference provides a forum of scheduled presentations, panel discussions, hands-on workshops and technology exhibitions where language teachers, technologists, administrators and vendors can share information. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Collaborative Education Conference 2006: Employers and Educators working together This conference is billed as the first Work Integrated Learning (WIL) conference in Australia this century. It will look at internships, cooperative education, work placement, work integrated learning, work experience, risk management, research, WIL resourcing. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
Learning through Online Exchanges: Tools, Tasks, Interactions, Multimodality, Corpora The conference focuses on online learning and teaching, both at distance and blended, and its core theme is online interaction. Based on the socio-constructivist assumption that learning is an eminently social phenomenon, the organisers' view is that human interaction has to be at the centre of the online educational process. However a great many courses fail to take sufficient account of online interaction. Production and delivery of digital resources are all too often given priority over pedagogical communication and support. Yet today information and communication technologies can faci From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
4th International Conference: Researching Transitions in Lifelong Learning The aim of the conference is to review issues which have emerged from researching transitions in different post-school contexts, an issue which has grown in research importance around the world in recent years, with the concern both to widen participation, and provide new opportunities for lifelong learning. This conference aims to examine empirically, methodologically and theoretically contemporary research into transition issues in lifelong learning in diverse contexts. From EdNA Online on September 17, 2006 at 11:31 a.m..
First Look: Excite Truck (Wii) Excite Truck for the Nintendo Wii is ” a wild, off-road race in which players hold the Wii Remote like an NES controller to control the truck.” Gameplay footage after the jump. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Seagate Envisions 2.5 TB Desktop Hard Drives for 2009 Seagate today provided an updated outlook on the future of the hard drive. The company nearly tripled today's highest storage density and believes that 275 GB capacities will be realistic for future Ipods, while desktop computers will be able to store up to 2.5 TB on one drive. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Male Restroom Etiquette Short film shot entirely in The Sims 2! All men of the world can find common ground in these simple rules of "evacuation" etiquette. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
To Fight Stuttering, Doctors Look at the Brain As a child who stuttered badly, Gerald Maguire learned the tricks of coping. Now Dr. Maguire, a psychiatrist at the University of California, Irvine, wants to cure the ailment that afflicts him and an estimated three million Americans. He is searching for a drug to treat stuttering, organizing clinical trials and even testing treatments on himself. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Man finds his car seven months after forgetting where he parked it he said: “I had almost given up hope of finding the car again but I knew it must be there somewhere. In future I’ll make sure I park in places I know I can find.” From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
First Apple.com homepage, from 1996 From the web archive's, Apple's first ever homepage, October 1996! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Ubuntu 6.10 Knot 3 Screenshot Tour All derivatives have new artwork, both for usplash as well as for login managers and default backgrounds. In Ubuntu, GNOME has been updated to 2.16.0. In Kubuntu, Konversation 1.0 has been included. For Xubuntu From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Amazing 4 Year Old Drummer An amazing 4 year old drummer. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Pope "sorry" for offending Muslims Pope Benedict told Muslims on Saturday he was sorry they had found his speech on Islam offensive, expressing his respect for their faith and hoping they would understand the "true sense" of his words. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Rejected Iron Man Costume Design Three pics of a rejected Iron Man suit design by Brandon Perlow from the upcoming Iron Man movie. Jon Favreau, who is directing, says he is trying to go for a more James Bond/Tom Clancy design than this. Something more like the work of Adi Granov. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Wii is Region FREE!!! :-) and NO DVD PLAYBACK :-( Forget about everything you know. (Nintendo Europe, Nintendo America). Perrin Kaplan says the Wii is region free and mentions that HD and DVD playback wasn't added due to cost implications. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Painting of Mario... Pics! My girlfriend recently surprised me with a painting she made of my favorite video game character... Mario. It's very well done and she took pictures from start to finish. Not really gaming "news".... but fun, regardless. Enjoy! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
New system warns of potential bone fractures While ultrasonic stimulation may now be an FDA approved method of healing bone injuries, a team of researchers at Purdue University and the University of Toledo have developed a prototype system that will hopefully keep you from requiring such treatment. The group is designing a wearable device that alerts a person engaged in rigorous .. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
How Best-Connected Were Sent to Rebuild Iraq To recruit the people he wanted, O'Beirne sought résumés from the offices of Republican congressmen, conservative think tanks and GOP activists From digg on September 17, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
PowerController: iTunes alarm clock & sleep/wake scheduler PowerController is easily iTunes alarm clock for Mac OS X! Alarms can wake your computer from sleep, play any playlist in iTunes, and gradually increase the song volume. PowerController runs in the background and is configurable through System Preferences, so you won't have another app hogging dock space! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
iPod fans 'shunning iTunes store' Despite the success of Apple's iPod, few people stock their player with tracks from the company's iTunes Store, reports a study. The Jupiter Research report reveals that, on average, only 20 of the tracks on a iPod will be from the iTunes Store. CD-ripped music and files from sharing sites were far more common. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Speed Camera Test - How fast is too fast? There is a common belief which is - if you go fast enough infront of a speed camera the second shot the camera takes your car will not be present for the picture. It would be too far away for the camera to take a picture since it is going so fast. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Will Ferrell as George W. Bush (Post SNL) "How you doin' America? As you well know, ever since I took office... well... things have been really really bad..." Directed by Adam McKay From digg on September 17, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
VLSI chip yields This applet demonstrates the effect of random (point) defects on chip yields given a desired chips width and heigth. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
The Hype and the Hullabaloo of Web 2.0 An article about the origins and definition of Web 2.0 and its potential effect on the current generation of Internet users. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
CMOS Technology Demonstration Visualizes various CMOS implementations including basic gates, complex gates, transmission gates, D-latches, and more. Includes waveform generators to help follow the output on the gates or other devices. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Virtual MOSFET Models behavior of NMOS or PMOS based on variables such as channel width, channel length, temperature, substrate doping concentration, gate dialectric constant, and gate dialectric thickness.Provides the Ids Vds curve after varying the above parameters. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
MOS transistor simulation This Java applets simulates most of the parameters for a given metal oxide semiconductor. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
MOS Transistor Operation Java Applet This Java applet shows the basic principles of the CMOS electronic switching transistor. It allows the user to adjust the gate voltage and the drain voltage and then provides instant graphical feedback to show the effects of the settings.The applet is useful in teaching / learning the importance of threshold voltages (Vtn, Vtp) with regards to switching transistors as well as teaching / learning about pinch-off (aka pinchoff). From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
Learning in Hand: Resources for Handheld Computing in Education A user friendly site for learning about podcasting and how to integrate podcasting into teaching and learning. The site is easy to navigate through and learning about technology integration is simplified. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on September 17, 2006 at 4:31 a.m..
The Day That Changed Everything Wasn't 9/11 Yes, it changed everything -- not September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers collapsed, but November 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell and left the U.S. at sea, drifting without an enemy in a strange new world. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 3:01 a.m..
US Mint v. NORFED: The legal case Following yesterdays blockbuster story about the US Mint claiming that NORFED and the Liberty Dollar are illegal, we've done some research into the claims made by the Mint regarding the citations of US Code, specifically the following, which demonstrates the US Mint has no case.... read on. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 3:01 a.m..
Pakistan Freed 2,500 Taliban, Al Qaeda Pakistan's credibility as a leading ally in the war on terrorism was called into question last night when it emerged that President Pervez Musharraf's government had authorised the release of thousands of Taliban and foreign fighters caught fighting coalition forces in Afghanistan over the past four years. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Call of Duty Wii - First gameplay footage! This is the first video that shows some real gameplay footage. While the video quality is crap, you can see how dynamic the movements of the weapons are and I can predict that this game will be hella fun. But oh boy, the absent multiplayer mode is a biiiiig mistake, Activision. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Mythbusters wipe out! Tries to jump his bike over a red wagon, and it all gos wrong. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Change everything into pirate talk!!! Just type in anything, click 'translate' and it is instantly turned into something like what Steve the pirate would say. GARRRR! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Muslims Firebombs Churches Over Pope Comments Two West Bank Christian churches were hit by firebombs early Saturday, and a group claiming responsibility said it was protesting Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Top 10 Most Stressful Professions According to 33 News abc survy IT experts are more likely to suffer from stress than any other professional , A staggering 97 percent of people working in IT claim to find their life at work stressful on a daily basis.The poll revealed that IT professionals say it is difficult to get the work done when managers are constantly on their backs. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo. This is a valid link to an article on the English Wikipedia which is not vandalism nor defacement, a joke, etc. If you don't believe me, click the link, and you'll just have to see. One example of why Wikipedia is so much better than Britannica. Note: Doesn't really fit into any section properly, but is cool enough to merit a submit anyway. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Credit card displays become reality Credit card security will be given a huge boost with embedded credit card displays and two factor authentication. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Widescreen iPod Before End of Year The much discussed touch-screen iPod that Think Secret has been bringing you details of since February 2006 may see the light of day this year, after all. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Will Wii Be Disappointed Again? Game Informer's Billy Berghammer 'Is this the N64 and GameCube all over again? Nintendo will only have 2 first-party games available at launch. With Mario, Metroid Prime 3, SSB Brawl all moving into 07, you can see those games getting spread out to fill the entire 07 year. If history repeats itself, that�s exactly what Nintendo will do. Mark my words.' From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
SNL Commercial: Dillon Edwards Investments at www.clownpenis.fart For mutual funds: clownpenis.fart. Online brokering: clownpenis.fart. Retirement and tuition planning: clownpenis.fart From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Geneva conventions vague, says Bush The US president, George Bush, today dismissed the Geneva conventions on the laws of war as "vague" and called on Congress to back controversial new rules on the handling of terror suspects. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Python Programming for Beginners "Despite what assembly code and C coders might tell us, high-level languages do have their place in every programmer's toolbox, and some of them are much more than a computer-science curiosity. Out of the many high-level languages we can choose from today, Python seems to be the most interesting for those who want to learn something new.." From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
SlickRun-A Free Floating Command Line Utility for Windows [170KB] Enter a web URL into SlickRun and it will launch your browser and navigate to the specified address. Run multiple programs in a few keystrokes, jot a note, look up a definition... SlickRun is the most natural way to interact with your computer. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Zune plus Xbox 360 may give Microsoft the edge Howls of protest from some Xbox 360 owners about my article "Apple iTV a stab in the heart for Microsoft" tell me that much of what the upcoming iTV promises is already here in the Xbox 360 if you simply connect the optional US$99 802.11a-g wireless networking adapter. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
How to Talk Like a Pirate: Educational Film A high school filmstrip-style vid "for the less nautically inclined among us". Talk Like a Pirate Day is just around the corner. Better be prepared! From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Survival of the Nastiest Making movies on shocking topics seems to be a trend. The 'buzz' movies at the Toronto Film Festivel had graphic themes such as abortion, presidential assasination and pedophilia in the church. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Non-Aligned nations meet to cement anti-U.S. alliance More than 40 heads of state and leaders from over 100 developing countries - including Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba - moved to cement an anti-U.S. alliance and support Tehran's right to nuclear technology at a summit of Non-Aligned nations on Saturday. From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
VIDEO►Guinness Book Records, Lowest Singing Note by HUMAN lowest note produced by a human by vibrating his vocal chords down to 8 Hz[1]. Musically, the note is a B two octaves below the lowest B on a piano, and is below human hearing range http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Storms From digg on September 17, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Co-founder Forks Wikipedia Larry Sanger, first editor-in-chief of Wikipedia, plans to fork the project. In Berlin he announced the start of Citizendium — the citizen's compendium. Main differences: no anonymous editing, and experts will rule the project. From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Touch-Screen iPod in Time for Christmas? With the drop in price of the 5G, the much discussed touch-screen iPod may see the light of day this year after all, as it's own product line, with a 3.5" screen and shipping in late October. From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
One Million Protesters March Against Taiwan Leader More than 1 million protesters took to Taipei's streets in driving rain on Friday night in a bid to step up the pressure on embattled President Chen Shui-bian to resign over alleged corruption. From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
For all you programmers out there! I found this while looking for programming tips on you tube. I thought it was funny so I decided to post it! From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Walmart about to wage organic milk war "Now organic milk is about to become much more widely available, as Wal-Mart rolls out its own organic brand, which will be cheaper than similar milk on the market. But critics worry that what consumers will be getting is a diluted form of organic milk." From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
Human "gills" might soon be possible Would you like to breathe underwater like a fish? Researchers think they've found a way to create a device that will take oxygen right out of the water like fish and other marine animals (not mammals, of course). From digg on September 16, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..
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